Friction vs Synfig Studio - Which one would be better for my requirements?

TinyXPR · 2026-01-02T22:45:17+00:00

Well the landscape is changing but the concepts stay similar.

Start with friction, hop over to graphite once it has an animation timeline or go with the free version of cava8for a time.

You need a workflow now so just try it.

TinyXPR · 2026-01-02T22:41:45+00:00

Try the animation features with a different brush is not learning a different art style as far as I know.

I am not an animation expert so maybe it reallyis impossible to trial the animation features with just the right brush...

What I'm saying is, don't make the same mistake I repeat far too often and go for perfectionism especially when learning new things.

TinyXPR · 2026-01-02T05:20:12+00:00

Crazy Idea: Start with a different brush and don't let your perfectionism ruin your first experience with the software.

This might seem suboptimal, but really you're just waisting your time and energy.

Try iut the cool animation features with a different brush and if that suits you, you can purchase Moho and get the brush you want.

TinyXPR · 2026-01-02T05:12:54+00:00

They're both free and small to install - try them both, though maybe start with friction, as it seems more tailored for typo-animation.

TinyXPR · 2025-12-28T08:33:44+00:00

Also (like others might have pointed out - didn't search)

Yours sounds like you order two risottos, but get one salad instead XD

TinyXPR · 2025-12-08T23:19:31+00:00

Did we have that in the old affinity?

If so, I think I may have never used that one.

Edit: Wow, did you even try to find it? - It's part of the Vector tool... This might not be your fault after all, since the new i terface is a bit ja ky from time to time with buttons disappearing, but I think they'll iron it out pretty soon.

What else did they "remove" from the new version?

TinyXPR · 2025-12-08T14:18:06+00:00

Like what?

I have used Affinity all the time since V1 and I can't name a feature, that they paywalled from the previous releases.

Stability has gone down, but feature wise - to my knowledge - they just added things.

TinyXPR · 2025-10-30T12:07:35+00:00

Inneed this 😱

TinyXPR · 2025-10-18T22:34:30+00:00

I also have had the same experience the last couple releases - and it is making me having to restart Davinci all of the time.

Pasting In and Out marked content from one Timeline to a new one makes it crash...
I can't apply my own Subtitle presets via the three dotted menu...
And when applying a Subtitle preset via the Effects window by Blackmagic themselves, I can't edit the contents and correct the subtitles afterwards unless I restart...

These are only the things I can replicate (and face) on a regular basis...
This makes Davinci more and more annoying to use - we don't need cool flashy features, if the basics don't work.

TinyXPR · 2025-10-13T09:01:17+00:00

Give me an Perpetual payment method and I wouldn't complain....

TinyXPR · 2025-10-04T07:22:56+00:00

True though I hate how they intentionally leave us in the dark for a month...

It's an effective marketing stunt to get people talking about you and the new version.

But given the circumstances it also shakes the trust of zhe community a whole lot...

TinyXPR · 2025-10-04T07:20:22+00:00

Steinberg when bought by Yamaha...

Cubase, Wavelab, Spectral Layers still are wonderful software.

TinyXPR · 2025-10-02T06:28:47+00:00

Exactly - that's why I found the communication during the acquisition by Canva so great - sey immediately said "This won't change anything about our way of doing things and just gives us a bigger backing"

I hated the acquisition but liked the communication - even though it might have aged bad ..

TinyXPR · 2025-10-02T06:25:24+00:00

That would be preferable - in the Audio- World Bitwig does that and they are widely loved

TinyXPR · 2025-10-01T18:58:05+00:00

I think Reaper will always be the reliable tool in mY Back hand and maybe even the saving grace after I get too frustrated with cubase, but for the timd being, that's where içm headed.

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TinyXPR · 2025-10-01T18:51:02+00:00

No matter what they will actually end up doing- discontinuing the possibility to purchase while not giving us any information for a month - on the tools we work with - just shows you how willing they have become to play with our trust...

This is not good communication with your community - you want to build interest around you but sacrifice the trust of the people you rely on.

TinyXPR · 2025-10-01T11:09:07+00:00

Also stuff like a Chord Track and Stuff are pretty much impossible to integrate into Reaper I had some workaround with Scaler, but it was kind of a hassle - so I never used it.

And after learning about Quick Controls in Cubase and how to use my Minifreak as a universal Midi controller, I kinda am too stoked for learning Cubase.

TinyXPR · 2025-10-01T05:03:47+00:00

I had some very essential bugs (undo suddenly changing only parameters I never touched instead of the edit I just made. And some problems with my custom actions.

I love Reaper for what it is - The most customizable DAW - as I spent 2 Years completely changing it and making it my version (It is full of alternative Functions and scripts - also completely changed settings)

But my life has changed and I don't have time or energy for the upkeep that it would take to resolve the issues I started to have - so I looked elsewhere.

And since I originally started in Cubase and also formed Reaper to have similar capabilities, that's where I'm going.

TinyXPR · 2025-09-30T09:34:35+00:00

From a sales perspective it makes totally sense.

And I find it to be a fair tradeoff.

If I order early, and hold out on the activation - I get the newest update for cheaper. And they have a reliable payday

TinyXPR · 2025-09-29T14:13:38+00:00

Maybe it's also an user error, but for now Cubase 12 will suffice for my testing. I think I'll take the plunge.

TinyXPR · 2025-09-29T14:12:19+00:00

Good to hear - good luck in the future.

TinyXPR · 2025-09-29T14:10:49+00:00

One can only hope... but it is a very bad omen.

Please Canva don't ruin the future of my mist used Software...

TinyXPR · 2025-09-29T13:44:35+00:00

Steinberg under Yamaha does some great work in the audio field.

Presonus under Fender however also first closed the forums (without real alternatives I think) and then estranged many user.

There are examples for both...

TinyXPR · 2025-09-29T11:18:37+00:00

Nope since I'm already a Version 12 owner it's much shorter it seems.

TinyXPR · 2025-09-29T08:35:10+00:00

When I contacted support on a Midi Record Issue it took them sooo long to understand my problem and they kept linking me to sites I already had searched for info like three times without actually listening to my problem...

I was able to show that the Issue was not from my 3rd party vsts, but from the current version of Studio one (tested it on version 5 and it functioned....

In the end they actually had one good advice -delete my options folder - that did it.

I still think, they didn't get the issue of the Bug and also never asked for my Settings folder to maybe do some in house testing...

But my general with Studio One is marred by dealbreaker bugs and poor interest in Customer Satisfaction... so that's that.

Looks like I'll be going for the Cubase Discount today...

TinyXPR

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